Dallas Cowboys Blog

IRVING — This morning, I wrote about Cowboys undrafted rookie running back Phillip Tanner from Kimball. You can read all about Tanner’s journey to the NFL right here.

Tanner is one of the first players to arrive each morning at Valley Ranch. He even puts his uniform on about four hours before the start of practice. Some of the Cowboys players give him a hard time about it.

But Cowboys wide receiver Miles Austin isn’t one of them.

“I have nothing but love for big Tanner,” Austin said. “He is one of the first dudes here because I try to get here early, too, and he’s always usually here a few minutes before me. But now that I know that, I’m going to have to start coming a little earlier. He’s the man. He works hard every day. He’s a professional. He’s been treating it as professional as anyone could, especially coming in this year. He’s a great teammate and a great player for us and he’s doing awesome things.”

Tanner said he puts his uniform on early because he wants to soak it all in and enjoy every moment he can putting on the Cowboys uniform. Austin said he can relate.

“Whatever position you’re in, you have to savor every moment because you never know what could happen in any situation,” Austin said. “I didn’t necessarily put my uniform on early, but that didn’t mean I wasn’t savoring the moment. We all know his love for the game and his love for this organization already and that’s a great thing to already notice and see in somebody this early in their career.”